No ARF decision until October
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- Published: Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:13
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The General Dental Council’s (GDC) consultation on the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) will be discussed at its meeting on September 18, but no decision on the level will be taken then. It has commissioned KPMG to review the assumptions underlying the proposal to raise the ARF by 64%. The decision on the level of ARF will be taken on October 30, after the KPMG report and the full appraisal of the consultation have been received.
The General Dental Council’s (GDC) consultation on the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) level closed on 4 September. In total 4,474 responses were received:
- Dentists - 3813
- Dental Care Professionals - 381
- Student Dental Professionals - 71
- Other stakeholders - 209
On 18 September the Council will consider the outcomes and some broader themes that have emerged about regulation and the handling of complaints in particular. In parallel with the analysis of consultation responses, the GDC has been testing its assumptions and calculations based on the most up to date information on fitness to practise caseload trends – a key driver of costs. It has also commissioned KPMG to review the full range of assumptions underlying the proposal to raise the ARF. This will focus in particular on the projected fitness to practise caseload.
Meanwhile, analysis of the consultation responses, including a small number of highly detailed responses received at the close of the consultation continues. A final report, including the findings of the independent review by KPMG, will be considered by the Council on 30 October, at which point a decision will be made on the level of the annual retention fee for 2015.
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